Automobile-bumper.



A. TESA/IAN.

AUTOMBILE BUMPER.

APPLICATION FILED 05u29. wie.

TQ3. an? y Application filed )Docet-Thor f* To all zr/"wm 711m/ concern:

Bo it known that I,- liimiipni' Fl a subjoc: o tlw @zur oiiufisizi. and r ing` :l New York, iu iliocouniy oi? f York unil State of Now York, have iiiveiiteil cvrtniu new und usoiui miiifovoments in Aiitoniobilo-Biimpero ,of which die foliowiiig is n speoiiicaizion, suoli :is `will oriablo those skilled in the nrt i which it z1p- 0 pertains to make zuid use tlw sume.

This invention relates to bumpers or lui'ii fers for. power driven, vehicles, und iii-io obg ject thoreoi is to provide :in improved Lievico oi' iliis class which is designed io pre veut injuryv to the vehicles in headlong CGL lis'ions, or to prevent injury to a single wohi- 'ole of the Class described when it stukjes :mother Vehicle or object; zi further o. being,` to prevent serious injury to :i p 2G.struck by an automobile or other driven vehicle; and 'with tiieso :um objects in View the invention con, doii'ico of the class speoiieri, com-ii" operating .as lioroiimftor rif-f3. 25.1 iuiinedl" The invention is fuiiy disclosed in *oh following specification, of which the :mooi

-pzmying drawing foi-ms ai part, iii which the separate ports of my improvement are designated by suitable, reference Characters iii @figli of the views, und in which Fiigurol' is u plan View showing my im@ provement applied to the chassis or truck frame of an automobile; and,

Fig. 2 a section on the lii1o2--3 ii the drawing forming por speoiiiootion, have shown arb n:

a. chassis or truck frame of :i por wfeliicie, sind Saul chassis or truck 'frz'.uuf is m provided with forwardly directed sirio ox tensions u? oi liousuiil form mul, iu Lilo przutico of my 1iivieiiiioii,'i Sof'uro io ilu;

ports a2 forwardly (iii-onwil supports Cou- Agisting oi' rods or :mus Y iu ooiiuozftioii with which is mounted :i bumper spring flavio@ C. Tho Vous or firms /1 :iro proviiioii uf,- their 'front und@ with U-smipoil koo'iors 7.12, mul the spring' (,lovioo fr consists oi: :i moin trol plate spring rl, nii ouei roin'iioroiiigf ioni spring e und im inner i'oiniforiiiiijf ioni spring ji', :mil Snifl springs uro oomiecteii conti-:illy by :i koopor y/ lirougifii wiiioifi iglioy are passed.

The omis oi' the iimiii control Spring (l are mudo -shaped inflorm, or proviofi:

with' ouiwordiy'directed loop members (i2 :mii imvziidij-,f iiiroi'ofi loop iimiiibors d,

@uci tho ou'iiiurcliy direc-teil oiicls of lu?, loop zuoiiiisors: f/f :iro pus-sod. through the keepers lr oud secured tlioreiii liybolts i3.

Y'fl! l F. oiiiis :ipproxiiiiiiiolyih@ iull ,length of the vl part oi the 11mm contrai spring' o tho inner iroiiiiorcmgg iefii' spring ,f is

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than ilio spriirf@ :luci tlio oud por is ilierooi uro curved inwardly :and l Iu' oii lio Coiirul puri. mi oi. lxo doubio iviophuijaei or Ell-shapedoiifis' 'o Said spring' o?.

This construction produces i rombinotioii sprii; notion oi the separato parts oi my improved spring' bumper which renders; iclio onine v ory rsiliou't iu oporatiomimfl :it the Szimo'tiuue gives it greostroiiggiii und iiurzibiiity, 'together with power-to registi Loirn puoi with oiixobiec, while thereto, omi

aci serious the voiiiclo ai largo the vehici;

by reas: i of this pgrsoi struck by ixn,'i\fi1ilo danger oi' iiijpii-iug is ulso rullini-oil to uiiiiiizuuii. )f

it will bo ui'iderstooil izliutthe @luigi oi lio spring` f oro freely moifablo on the ports nl of "the spring while the ends oi" tho spring` e :ire 'froely movulii ou the main or oiiirul puri oi" the opring' al, und the parte; n?" oi: tlm spring :l may be secured or adjusted in tho koog'iors if :is may be dosired, or said puri (if muy lio moi'ubio in said keepers. Navingfull)Y ilosoribed my invention, ui i claim us now :uid i @siro to socuro liv Non; lhziou., i spring; buuipir im' power driven ifrioi comprising supporis :uiispiod to oo oo .pff-iwi iriiii 'olio 'from oud portion oi `ruriq iizuuff :1mi provided :ii'lwir *front 'with iroussiorsoli/ :mil ii: irou; o'i siici suppor' :nui comprisingl :i malin spring? ii o mui poriimis'i oi' wliivii :ii'o `-sl1upod iii form, :mil lio o: is of wliiirll :ii-o possiedi outii'zirfily l'lirougli fsm-:l iwopoi's :mil zii-ooiiiirai miuiorcipi" spriugr ou tlm imior siffle' iiioooir.

ivi-ul pu. i.; of llo moin spriiig' :mii il'io oi' Wiiioii bom ou illo Qontrol porto of E3-filial @il om? i'io'i'zious oi" iii@ u'uiiii Spring! iiuiupoi' for power (irivoii img' supports zulzzpror io iw bi-ooi iruiiio and proviilod ai, tlio'r "from omis le outer reiiri'iroiiig leaf spring' e exlwopoi'fi. :unl n spi-ingr niwicof lh lio ifi-ont oiujl portion biro v t with keepers, and a spring device mounted other reinforcing.; spring placed on the outer transversely and 1n front of said supports side of the niain spring. and comprising a man1 sprlng the end por- In testimony that I dann the foregoing tions of which are S-shaped 1n forni, and as my invention I have signed my naine 'ln 5 the ends of which are passed outwardly presence of the subscribing' Wltnesses this -through said keepers, a Central reinforcing 27th day 'of December 1916.

spring on the inner side of theI Central part ABRAHAM TISMAN. of the main spring and the 'ends of which Vitiiesses: bear on the central parts of the S-shaped C. E. MULREANY,

10 end portions of the main spring, and an- H. E. THOMPSON. 

